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NEWS OFFICE
, >VOL. XXXII
FAYETTEVILLE, GEORGIA, JUNE 24, 1921.
NUMBER 49.
DEPARTMENT
OF COMMERCE
BUREAU OF
THE CENSUS
WASHINGTON
AMERICAN
COMMITTEE
MAKES ITS
CHINA FAMINE
FUND REPORT
Age in Georgia
.‘Washington, D. C., June 17, 1921.—
According to the census 58.4 per cent,
or almost two-fifths of the people ih
the state of Georgia are either infants
< or children under 15 years of age;
10.6 per cent are young people 15 to
19 years old; 34.9 per cent, about one-
third are men and { women in the
prime of life, being 20 to 44 years old;
| while 16.0 per cent, being 45 years of
age and over, are well along in middle
life if they have not reached old age.
f- The urban population as compared
with the rural shows some rather
striking differences in age, the per
centage 20 to 44 years of age being
44.8 for the urban population as com
pared with 31.5 for the rural, while
the percentage under 15 years of age
is 28.0 in the urban population as <
against 41.8 in the rural. These dif-
■■■• ferences may indicate larger families
of children in the country than in the
city, but probably indicate also the
fact that country children as they
grow up have a tendency to flock to
the cities, thereby increasing the ac
tive adult population of the cities at
the expense of the rural districts.
Just about one-half of the popula
tion, 49.1 per cent, are old enough to
vote, being 21 or over. The males of
military or fighting age, 18 to 44, con
stitute 37.4 per cent of the male pop
ulation and 18.7 per cent, or less than
one-fifth, of the total population.
Georgia’s School Attendance
Washington, D. C., June 17, 1921.—
According to the census of 1920' there
are 517,974 children 7 to 13 years of
age in the state of Georgia and of this
number 409,754 of 79.1 per cent were
reported as attending school. In 1910
the percentage attending school was
70.5 thus indicating some improvement
as regards school attendance between
^ 1910 and 1920. Of the children 14 to
16 years of age in 19y0, 67.7 per cent
were attending school and of those
16 and 17 years of age 39.7 per cent.
Of the white children 7 to 13 years
of age 79.9 per cenO were attending
school in 1910 and 86.0 per cent in
1920. For colored children of the
same age the percentage in the same
interval increased from 60.3 to 70.2.
The percentage of children attend
ing school was considerably large in
the cities than in the country dis
tricts, the percentage for children in
the urban population 7 to 13 years of
age being 91.2 while the rural popula
tion it livas 76.3. “Urban” according
to the census definition includes all
towns or cities of 2,500 population or
more.
Georgia’s Illiteracy
Washington, D. C., June 17, 1921.—
According to the census of 1920 there
are 328,838 illiterate persons 10 years
of age and over in the state of Geor
gia, “illiterate’’ meaning, unable to
write. Of this number 261,115 are ne
groes and 67,657 are whites. In the
total population 10 years of age and
over the percentage of illiteracy is
15.3, which, it is gratifying to note,
shows a diminuation since 1910, when
it was 20.7. In the case of the negroes
the percentage declined from 36.5 to
29.1, and in the case of the native
white of native percentage from 8.0
to 5.5.
^ There is more illiterancy in the
rural districts of the state than in
the cities, the percentages being 17.5
for the rural population and 9.5 for
the urban. For the native white pop
ulation of native parentage the rural
percentage of illiteracy is 6.7, while
the urban is 2.2. In the case of the
negro population the percentage is
vl.9 in the rural population as against
21.2 in the urban.
i By counties the percentage of il
literacy ranges all the way from 36.5
in Baker county to 5.5 in Bacon coun
ty.
The American Committee for China
Famine Fund, Thomas W. Lamont
chairman, announced recently that it
had just received a cablegram from
Peking confirmed by the American
Minister to the effect that the recent
generous contributions by the Chinese
people in excess of estimates, to
gether with the fact that abundant
rains have insured harvests where
none was thought possible, have for
tunately brought about a radical
change in.the famine relief situation,
This change means that the pressing
needs have been met. The American
Committee feels, therefore, that the
task for which it was appointed the
gathering in of monies now in the
hands of the local committees will at
once begin.
The American Committee, upon the
suggestion of the committee in China
has been studying; how best to develop
plans for the prevention or relief of
future famines in China, and such
funds as are received in excess of
actual famine relief needs or as may
be contributed to the China Famine
Fund by reason of activities now un
der way will be devoted to that pur
pose or such other post-famine prob
lems as the Committee may decide.
NEW FIRESTONE
TIRE UNIVERSAL
IN ADAPTATION
Casing Causes Sensation
in Truck Circles, Be
cause It’s a Wonder.
Considerable local interest has been
aroused over the new type of truck
tire on display at the Atlanta Fire
stone agency. According to Mr. D. B
Blalock, the new tire has caused quite
a sensation in tire and truck circles.
It seems that from general opinion
based on the performance of the dif
ferent cushion tires on the market
there is an impression that cushions
can only be used on small trucks. The
new Giant Cushion completely over
throws this theory for it can be adap
ted to any size truck from three
fourths of a ton to seven and one-half
tons. Also it can be used in every
type of service Firestone experts say.
According to Mr. Blalock the larger
volume of rubber, extra width of tread
and larger contact’ on the road, gives
a low pressure and strain on the tire
which makes it generate less heat and
live longer. He further points out
that this new giant Cushion with its
cups, grooves and cross bars makes
a Non-skid tread as nearly perfect
as can begin a tire without air. To
gether with the familiar Firestone
cushion shape these features keep
down the tendency of the tire's edges
breaking off, common with solids due
to ] abuse of operators.
Being of S. A. E. dimensions, built
to carry heavy loads and able to pro
tect the roads from abuse it is no
wonder that production is already fall
ing behind the sales of this new Giant
Cushion.
“The Clan Call,” our new serial
story, is a gripping Tennessee clan
story. The opening chapter appears
in this issue.
Small Brush Dams
Hold Soil From
Washing Away
CARNIVAL
JULY 1
Court House Square
ITS GREAT
NOTHING BUT FUN
GET READY FOR A
GREAT TIME
FUN.
One of the big problems that exten
sion workers are giving their atten
tion to this year is saving soil, accord
ing to extension specialists of the
United States Department of Agricul
ture. In many sections of the Central
and Western States every effort is
being made by extension workers to
prevent washing and erosion of soil
by building dams or placing brush
heaps in gullies. A representative
of the department who returned re
cently from southwestern Nebraska
gives the following as an example of
what is being done there;
In April, 1920, a county agent assist
ed in building 19 small brush dams
in a large ditch on a farm where large
amounts of fertile soil were being
washed away. By March of this year
the ditch was filled with soil. Fol
lowing this demonstration many farm
ers in the neighborhood, who had been
watching the outcome of the soil
saving work, built brush dams in wash
outs on their farms.
The representative reports that in
Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, and
Indiana the extension workers are
holding soil-service meetings and
demonstrations, and farmers are being
taught to make use of soil surveys.
THE LESTER-SEANOR WEDDING
Miss May Culpepper.
Lines of Conduct
Modesty forbids a man to crtjwn
himself with laurels, but there Is no
objection to one’s wreathing one’s face
with smiles.—Boston Transcript.
Miss Laurien Lester is wedded to
Mr. Preston’ Seanor.
A wedding of wide social interest
was that of Miss Laurien Virgina Les
ter and Mr. Preston Bauder Seanor,
Wednesday evening at eight-thirty
o’clock at the Fayetteville Baptist
church, the Rev. G. ,W. Garner offi
ciating.
The church was beautifully decora
ted with Southern Smilax and cut
flowers. Gates at the ends of the
the aisles prettily twined with smilax
opened the way to the altar. On the
altar, banked with ferns and palms
and larger baskets of cut flowers, tall
tapers burned.
Preceding the ceremony, Mrs. E. V.
Jones sang "Until” and “The Rosary.”
To the strains of Mendelssohn’s
wedding march, rendered by Miss Lor
raine Graham at the organ, Mrs. Griff
Perry on. the piano and Mrs. Herbert
McLucas on , the (violin, the bridal
party entered. The gates were opened
by little Miss Mary Dan Ingram and
Master John Addison Lester. First
came the ushers; Mr. Raymond Eng-
lett, of Atlanta; Mrs. Jarrett Pryor, of
Fitzgerald; Mr. Frank Johnson, of At
lanta; Mr. Carl S. Bradine, of Atlanta:
Then came the bridesmaids wearing
dainty organdy frocks and carrying
shepherds crooks. The crooks bore
large bunches of daisies tied with big
bows of tulle. The brides maids were
Miss Emily Kate i Stevens of Grant-
ville, in yellow organdy, Miss Jewell
Merridith of Griffin, in pink organdy,
Miss Ruth Yarborough, of Atlanta, in
orange organdy, Miss Marguerite Cou
sins, of Decatur, in rose organdy, Miss
Harriett Russell, of Winder, in green
organdy, and Miss Miriam Beadles, of
Fayetteville, in lavender organdy.
Little Miss Marjory Groover, of
Quitman, the flower girl, in a frock
of white organdy entered just before
the bride.
Miss ( 'Karen Lester, sister of the
bride was maid of honor. She wore a
gown of pink georgette and catin em
broidered in silver and carried a
shower bouquet of pink roses and val
ley lillies.
The bride, radianV»m-‘ i vt-'''*£mvn of
white satin and princess lace and
carrying a bouquet of bride’s roses
showered with valley lilies entered
with her maid of honor to the strains
of Lohengrin’s wedding march. They
were met at the altar by the groom
and his best man, Mr. Barry Claire, of
Fitzgerald. The groom’s gift to the
bride was a string of pearls fastened
with a platinum clasy set with dia
monds.
Immediately after the ceremony a
reception was given at the home of
the [bride’s parents, Dr. and Mrs. J.
A. Lester. Throughout the reception
apartments, the decorations were of
ferns and palms and vases and baskets
filled with bright garden flowers. The
porche was hung with wall pockets
filled with flowers and lighted with
Japanese lanterns.
Mrs. Lester, the bride’s mother,
wore black lace over blue satin and a
corsage of pink rosebuds and valley
lilies.
Mrs. Seanor, the mother of the
groom, was gowned in black lace and
wore a corsage of pink rosebuds and
valley lilies.
Miss Mae Culpepper presided' over
the Bride’s books.
Misses Elizabeth Fife, Marian Mc-
Lucan, Julia Culpepper, Jewell Burks
and Letitia Mullins served punch.
Assisting in entertaining were Mrs.
Brock Blalock, Mrs. L. A. Ingram, Mrs.
Hill Redwine, Mrs. W. B. Hollings
worth, Mrs. J. J. Arnold, Mrs. Roy
Harrell, Mrs. Walter Tumipseed,
Misses Loraine and Mary , Graham,
Mrs. J. W. Culpepper, Mrs. J. W.
Graham, Mrs. W. N. Bailey, of Winder,
and Mrs. D. R. Pearce of Hawkins-
ville.
Among the out-of-town guests were
Mrs. R. T. Dorsey, Mrs. Thomas J.
Wesley, Mrs. Loye Yarbrough, Mrs. C.
A Smith, Mr. Will Fife and Mr. R. M.
McFarland of Atlanta, Mr. and Mrs.
W. C. Cousins and Mrs. R. C. Cousins,
of Decatur, Mr. and Mrs. Ottis Selman
and Miss Mae Selman of Douglasville,
Mrs. L. B. Stewart, Misses Carlotta
and Bennett Stewart, Dr. and Mrs.
Salan Cousins, Mr. and Mrs. S. A.
Brown and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Waldrop,
of Jonesboro, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Sea
nor of Fitzgerald, Mrs. W. N. Bailey,
of Winder, Mrs. D. R. Peacre, of Haw-
Jrinsville and little Miss Marjorie
Groover, of Quitman, Mrs. J. W.
Rbberts, of Savannah, Mrs. Joseph W.
Smalley, of Rockinart, Mr. John Mc
Collum, Mr. J. N. Beadles, Mrs. Earl
McElroy, Miss Inez Guy, of Atlanta,
and Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Burch of
Inman.
Mrs. Seanor is the attractive daugh
ter of Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Lester. She
attended school at G. N. I. C. at Mil-
ledgeville knd Lanier College in At
lanta.
Mr. Seanor is the only son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. B. Seanor, of Fitzgerald.
SUNDAY SCHOOLS
THIRD DIVISION
TO MEET
LACK OF
PREACHERS DUE
TO NON-SUPPORT
The Sunday School of the Third
Division of Fayette County will meet
in convention at Union Chapel, Sun
day, July 3rd at 2:00 p. m.
A large number of these District
Sunday School conventions will be
held in Georgia on Sunday afternoon,
July 3rd, under the auspices of the
Georgia Sunday School Association.
The Sunday nearest the fourth of July
is how generally used to emphasize
good citizenship, and the part the in
struction received' on Sundays has
in the development of a good citizen
ship.
The general theme of the program
which will be carried out in these con
ventions / is “Religious Education for to say
all the People.” It is said that the
Sunday School is the greatest agency,
next to the home, in the development
of Christian character. In the United
Stages 25,900,000 boys and girls ,and
young men and young women under
twenty-five years of age are unreach
ed by the Sunday Sfchool. In Georgia,
while the Sunday Schools are reach
ing and teaching more pupils than ever
before, only about one in four are in
Sunday School.
At the District conventions '.to be
held on July 3rd, talks will be made
on “The Need of Religious Education,”
and “How the Sunday Schools can
Better Meet the Need of Religious
Education.” In many places a special
feature of the program will be a flag-
day service, “The Flag and What it
Stands For.” This will be given by
the children.
There is lack of theological students
—young men to be preachers. Five
thousand pulpits are vacant and 10,000
will be empty soon. Some say the
war raised religious doubts. Young
men asked themselves questions and
answers kept them out of the pulpit.
That may have something to do with
it.
The rich man in America, on the
average, pays more to the individual
that takes care of his automobile than
he does to the individual that takes
care of his soul. That has more to do
with lack of clergy, for even a clergy
man must have enough to eat and a
place to sleep. Perhaps some of the
properous and stingy say to them
selves, “I know that I have an auto
mobile. I am not quite so sure about
a soul.” Some of them have reason
ASTOUNDING
CLUB RATES
He graduated from the Georgia School
of Technology in 1920 and from Ogle
thorpe university and the Atlanta Law
School in 1921.
Mr. Seanor and his bride left for a
wedding trip' in the mountains of
North Carolina and other places of in
terest. On their return they~\vill make
their home in Fitzgerald.
*fiT’
DO NOT FRIGHTEN
YOUR CHILD!
T ri-Weekly Journal
Southern Ruralist
Parents that frighten their children
with suspended sentences might think
this over.
A boy of fifteen brought back from
public school a report card not very
creditable. His conduct was good, but fFayetteville NeWS
the teacher had written on the report
“danger,” meaning that he might not
graduate. His mother scolded him.
She said ominously: “Your father
will have something to say to you
when he comes home.” But the father
Jiad nothing to say, for when he got
home the boy was dead. He had taken
from the overcoat of his father, a po
liceman, an automatic revolver, and
had blown his brains out. Death was
not as bad as waiting for that “some
thing” that the father would have to
say to him.
The opening chapter of our new se
rial story, “The Clan Call,” appears
in this issue on another page.
vVE KNOW THAT THIS
IS A DULL SEASON,
BUT
LET’S BRIGHTEN
IT UP!
WHAT
DO YOU SAY, FRIEND
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Just now we are making special prices on all summer
wear and supplies for women, young women and children.
It is an opportunity to outfit yourself for the summer at
reduced cost.
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WE HAVE SOME VERY
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WOMEN’S SUMMER
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